“I’ll tell you the full story later when we're sitting out in the Roman Gardens if you promise to tell me what went down between you and that gorgeous Frenchman.”
“Nothing happened,” replied Tanya, secretly disappointed that Gabriel had had to leave her side. “I know about the Roman Gardens. Beautiful, aren’t they?” She knew the place inside out like the back of her hand. “I’d rather not walk there again. It will bring back too many memories.”
“It’s about time you stopped hankering after your ex,” said Nadine. “You have to push past that.”
Maybe she very nearly had, thought Tanya, as it dawned on her that her mind had been preoccupied with Gabriel ever since he’d left.
Dinner was announced and Tanya looked around for Gabriel but he was nowhere to be seen. Disappointed, she realized he’d already gone in.
Feeling disconcerted, she followed Nadine into the banqueting hall where they sat with a few of the European employees and Nadine saved a place for Ethan.
When Tanya looked over a couple of tables away, she saw Gabriel sitting with Zimmerman, Dorothy, Russell and a few other senior managers. She and Gabriel locked eyes for a second. She couldn’t quite read his expression under the slightly dimmed lights but he didn’t look particularly happy.